HOURLY READINGS


 

AT NOON AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 26 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.7. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

THUNDERY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
BROUGHT MORE THAN 40 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL OVER MOST
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY THIS MORNING, AND RAINFALL EVEN
EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES IN MANY PLACES OVER THE NEW
TERRITORIES, SHAM SHUI PO AND THE LANTAU ISLAND. THE AREA
OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS THAT AFFECTED THE TERRITORY
THIS MORNING IS DEPARTING FROM THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL
RIVER ESTUARY. THERE WILL STILL BE A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE
TERRITORY IN THE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC PLEASE CONTINUE TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE LATEST
WEATHER NEWS.

THOUGH RAINSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED, PEOPLE SHOULD
STAY ALERT TO THE DANGER THAT MAY BE BROUGHT ABOUT BY RIVER
FLOODING.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 2:00 P.M. TODAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 25 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              26 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 25 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                25 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      25 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     26 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    25 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               26 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    25 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 25 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                27 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    25 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           25 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  26 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              25 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                25 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                25 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                26 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                26 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     25 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   25 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                25 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         26 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              25 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 25 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 10:45 AND 11:45 A.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES EAST, NEW TERRITORIES WEST, HONG KONG AND
KOWLOON. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS REGIONS WERE:

 

 
ISLANDS DISTRICT                 0 TO 23 MM;
SAI KUNG                         2 TO 16 MM;
TAI PO                           5 TO 15 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                1 TO 14 MM;
SHA TIN                          3 TO 13 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT       4 TO 12 MM;
NORTH DISTRICT                   2 TO 10 MM;
WAN CHAI                         8 TO 10 MM;
YUEN LONG                         2 TO 8 MM;
WONG TAI SIN                      6 TO 8 MM;
EASTERN DISTRICT                  3 TO 6 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         2 TO 6 MM;
KWUN TONG                         3 TO 6 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                          4 MM;
KOWLOON CITY                           4 MM;
KWAI TSING                        2 TO 3 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                           3 MM;
TUEN MUN                          1 TO 2 MM.

 

33.4 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED AT THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT AND MIDDAY TODAY. 

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:27 HKT ON 09.06.2024